[aerogear-dev] Push!

[Jay Balunas]

Yes, push notifications is something we certainly have considered, but need to get more concrete roadmaps in place.  The most obvious use is extending messaging, and CDI events, but data syncing is also valid.  

IMO - the biggest concern with push is setup, and frequency.  These needs to be considered and be an active option for developers.  We also want to think about this as a secondary priority to initial basic options imo.  

The concern about server-side coupling is valid, but we should be able to get around that by defining the expected message formats and connections + the required config options.

----- Original Message -----
> 
> Hey team,
> 
> So thinking a bit about the Android roadmap, and realizing that for
> either the Android or the iOS libs to work well (i.e. without killing
> the batteries of end-users' phones), we're going to need to do push
> integration.
> 
> A quick recap - if we want to know when data on the backend has been
> updated without a manual "refresh" button, we either have to 1) poll
> (which sucks, uses network resources, and doesn't work in the
> background
> on iOS devices) or 2) use push (for which there are specific APIs for
> Android and iOS, and there are also "higher level" push service
> providers such as Urban Airship).
> 
> Yes, polling can be used as a fallback, but for any serious
> application
> that needs live or background updates, push is the only way to go.
>  Yes,
> this means another coupling point to "our" server (or at least
> contract-compatible servers).
> 
> Just wanting to make sure that this is on everyone's radar.
> 
> Thoughts/comments?
> 
> --Glen
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